Yin Gua took a moment to compose himself, then cast his gaze forward to find Shi Chuankong crouching on the ground, trembling uncontrollably. His hands were a bloody mess, but he was still clutching onto the silver lute with all his might.

"That's an exceptional spatial immortal treasure you have there. If you were also a Great Encompassment cultivator, then I would be no match for you, it's just a pity that you're only a Golden Immortal," Yin Gua chuckled.

As soon as his voice trailed off, he spread open one of his hands, and balls of black baleful lightning erupted out of the palm of his hand in all directions, then rained down upon Shi Chuankong.

At this moment, Shi Chuankong was completely drained, and he didn't even have sufficient immortal spiritual power left to conjure up a layer of protective spiritual light.

In this dire situation, Fox 3 darted onto the scene, positioning himself in front of Shi Chuankong as nine thick and strong white fox tails appeared behind him before sweeping through the air toward the balls of black baleful lightning.

A string of violent explosions rang out as black lightning erupted in all directions.

Fox 3 let loose an agonized cry as lightning surged over his fox tails, and a numb sensation shot through his entire body, significantly hampering his immortal spiritual power circulation.

Before he had a chance to shake off the numb sensation, another thunderclap rang out as a vast expanse of black lightning descended upon him.

Yin Gua shot out of the black lightning, then stomped down onto Fox 3's shoulders with mountainous force.

Two bursts of black lightning shot out of the soles of his feet before piercing into Fox 3's shoulders, instantly pulverizing the bones in both shoulders, while half of his body sank into the ground from the force of the stomp.

"You clearly have a death wish, so I'll send you on your way first!"

A cold look flashed through Yin Gua's eyes as he curled the fingers of his right hand into claws, and black baleful lightning began to converge over the palm of his hand, following which he reached down toward the top of Fox 3's head.

In this instant, Fox 3 was completely immobilized, and he was plunged into the depths of despair.

Right at this moment, a rumbling thunderclap rang out as a streak of bright silver lightning shot out of the lightning pond, then flew onto the scene like a silver arrow, causing the nearby space to warp and twist.

Yin Gua immediately turned his attention to the streak of silver lightning, conjuring up five longan-sized black lightning beads on the tips of the fingers on his right hand before releasing them to clash against the streak of silver lightning.

A string of explosions rang out as the beads of baleful lightning exploded one after another, but the arcs of black lightning quickly dissipated, while the silver arrow continued to hurtle directly toward Yin Gua's chest, looking largely unharmed.

Yin Gua's expression changed drastically upon seeing this, and he hurriedly twisted around to protect his vital regions, but the streak of silver lightning was still able to tear a huge gash into his left side as it glanced past him.

A resounding boom rang out as Yin Gua was sent flying by the explosion of lightning, crashing heavily into the nearest wall.

From there, he looked down at the large gash on his left side with an incredulous expression.

Countless arcs of silver lightning continued to linger over the wound, devouring the baleful qi that was slowly seeping out of his body while constantly burrowing into his body like invasive insects.

Yin Gua extricated himself out of the wall before slowly descending to the ground, and the wall behind him instantly shattered into countless pieces that clattered to the ground.

He cast his gaze toward the lightning pond, and the fury in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by his usual cold expression.

At this moment, pillars of silver lightning were erupting out of the lightning pond, and Han Li was hovering above the lightning, making his way out of the pond.

At this moment, large sections of his skin had been charred black, and his robes were in tatters. Furthermore, his body was riddled with bright red cracks, seeping out of which were wisps of black baleful qi.

However, his eyes were extremely bright, and the gray coloration within them had completely faded, indicating that he barely had any baleful qi in his body left.

At this point, Fox 3 had already pulled himself out of the ground, and he hurriedly retreated to the edge of the lightning pond with Shi Chuankong, gritting his teeth through the pain as he fed a pill each to Shi Chuankong and himself. He then struggled up into a standing position as he cast a wary gaze toward Yin Gua, but at the same time, he couldn't help but glance at Han Li out of the corner of his eye.

He could sense that Han Li's aura was a little strange, and he asked through voice transmission, "How are you feeling, Brother Li?"

"Most of my baleful qi has already been cleansed, and my body and spiritual sense have also been refined. Now that I'm no longer burdened by baleful qi, I feel as if I've been reborn anew," Han Li replied.

However, he wasn't telling Fox 3 the entire truth. At this moment, his aura had reached the semi-High Zenith Stage, but it was different from back when Baili Yan had been on the cusp of the High Zenith Stage.

Due to the fact that he had taken that premium High Zenith Pill, both his body and mind had undergone some transformations, and some type of profound connection had been established between himself and the silver lightning pond, allowing him to break through that final bottleneck.

In fact, he had a feeling that as soon as he returned to the Immortal Realm, he would immediately attract an influx of the world's origin qi, allowing him to reach the High Zenith Stage.

Han Li took a glance at Weeping Soul and Liu Qi, who were still locked in a fierce battle against Yin Chengquan.

Even though this was only a spiritual sense avatar, it was definitely not to be looked down on, and it was able to hold its own just fine against the combined powers of Liu Qi and Weeping Soul.

"If I recall correctly, you've mastered the laws of time, so how are you able to wield the lightning in the Baleful Cleansing Pond?" Yin Gua asked.

Han Li offered no response as he gripped tightly onto a pair of mid-grade Immortal Origin Stones, rapidly absorbing the immortal spiritual power within them.

Nine Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords were hovering around him, emanating azure light and arcs of golden lightning, while the Profound Heavenly Gourd was hanging from his waist.

Yin Gua swept his gaze over Han Li's trio, and he was feeling quite frustrated.

The residual spatial law power fluctuations lingering on the wound on his left shoulder weren't showing any signs of abating. By his estimates, it would most likely be several centuries before he could regrow that arm. Furthermore, the gash on his left side also wasn't going to be healing anytime soon with the residual silver lightning continuing to wreak havoc.

He had thought that he would be able to crush these three with ease, but things had certainly not gone according to plan.

Of course, this could also be attributed to the fact that he was still yet to completely consolidate his own cultivation base after his recent breakthrough to the Great Encompassment Stage, as well as the five Infernal Soul Bugs that he had conjured up earlier.

However, as a Great Encompassment cultivator, there were still more tricks up his sleeve, and he immediately sprang into action, sweeping his only remaining arm through the air to release a cloud of black mist, within which arcs of black lightning were crackling incessantly.

Several hundred spears formed by black baleful lightning quickly took shape, then hurtled directly toward Han Li's trio.

In response, all of Han Li's profound acupoints lit up, while a layer of golden scales emerged over his skin, and his suit of Xuanwu armor appeared over his body. After that, he stepped forward directly toward Yin Gua, making no attempt to take evasive measures.

In the face of the oncoming baleful lightning spears, the nine Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords hovering around Han Li shot forth to oppose them, and deafening explosions rang out as black baleful lightning and golden Divine Devilbane Lightning exploded incessantly.

With each explosion that rang out, an Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Sword would be slowed down further, while the spiritual light emanating from them grew dimmer and dimmer.

Han Li had a very strong connection with his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords, and each time a sword was struck, his immortal spiritual power and internal organs would tremble violently, causing blood to trickle down from the corners of his lips.

Even so, he still continued onward without pause.

Before long, all nine Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had been struck down, and Han Li didn't even get a chance to retrieve them before more baleful lightning spears struck his suit of Xuanwu armor.

Blood came spewing out of Han Li's mouth as his suit of Xuanwu armor was instantly riddled with cracks, looking as if it could shatter at any moment, but he had gotten a lot closer to Yin Gua.

Right as the distance between them was closed down to less than a thousand feet, Han Li channeled his Reversal True Axis ability, shooting through the gaps between the black spears to reach Yin Gua in the blink of an eye, following which he began to summon his Mantra Treasured Axis.

If he were to release his Mantra Treasured Axis at such close quarters, even the Great Encompassment Stage Yin Gua would be sure to be severely affected, thereby allowing Han Li a chance to deal a grievous blow.

However, before Han Li had a chance to summon his Mantra Treasured Axis, a cold sneer appeared on Yin Gua's face, and a rumbling thunderclap suddenly rang out around Han Li as thick arcs of black baleful lightning appeared, then wrapped themselves around his limbs and torso to immobilize him in mid-air.

Immediately thereafter, Yin Gua made a grabbing motion, and a ball of black lightning instantly elongated into a black spear in the palm of his hand.

He didn't waste any more time as he plunged the baleful lightning spear directly toward Han Li's glabella, while Fox 3 and Shi Chuankong looked on with alarmed expressions.